Ecotoxicology: A Hierarchical TreatmentIn Ecotoxicology: A Hierarchical Treatment, 20 recognized experts from around the world identify and present the fundamental concepts of ecotoxicology at the biological level central to their own research. Superbly organized, the book proceeds sequentially by chapter from the chemical to cellular to the ecosystem level, making it easy to read, understand, and use. Specifically, each author identifies important hypotheses, paradigms, "false" paradigms, or new techniques in his or her research area. As a result, this book is a stimulating progressive treatment of ecotoxicology at all levels of organization. Each chapter draws mechanistic interpretation from the next lower level and attempts to predict effects at the next higher level. This innovative approach underscores ecotoxicology's potential for development into a new discipline and makes Ecotoxicology: A Hierarchical Treatment the definitive reference at this crucial juncture. |
Contents
Chapter | 1 |
The Emergence of Ecotoxicology as a Science | 7 |
Generalizations | 8 |
Interactions Between Dissolved Trace Metals | 20 |
Interactions Between Particulate Trace Metals | 36 |
V | 43 |
Acknowledgments | 49 |
Chapter 3 | 59 |
Conclusion | 189 |
Chapter 7 | 197 |
Population Density and Population Ecology | 206 |
Evolutionary Analysis | 213 |
References | 219 |
Chapter 8 | 225 |
Conclusion | 244 |
References | 250 |
Complex Interactions | 67 |
Membranes in the Ecotoxicology Hierarchy | 78 |
Chapter 4 | 85 |
Sediment Exposures | 95 |
Food Web Transfer | 103 |
Uses and Limits of Toxicokinetics | 110 |
Utility and Assessment | 116 |
Effects of Environmental Stressors on Interspecific | 129 |
Chapter 5 | 133 |
Molecular Markers to Toxicants | 142 |
Genetic Ecotoxicology | 154 |
Chapter 6 | 163 |
The Necessity of Quantitation | 167 |
Methods for Quantifying Effects at the Cell and Tissue Levels | 173 |
Effects of Low pH and Dissolved | 181 |
Untangling | 255 |
Life Table Response Experiments | 261 |
Discussion | 285 |
Chapter 10 | 293 |
Ecosystem Stability | 303 |
Competition for Resources | 331 |
Chapter 12 | 347 |
Linking Ecology and Ecotoxicology | 354 |
References | 367 |
The Conceptual Basis for Evaluating Indicators | 373 |
Where Are the Reference Ecosystems? | 380 |
Does Ecosystem Size Matter | 390 |
Chapter 14 | 399 |
Common terms and phrases
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References to this book
Heavy Metals in the Environment: Using Wetlands for Their Removal Howard T. Odum No preview available - 2016 |